Cruzeiro vs Sao Paulo

2 - 0

🕒 Thu, 08 Oct 2026 01:30 Europe/London 📍 Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto 🧑‍⚖️ Wilton Sampaio 🔁 Regular Season - 29 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 29

Regular Season Table

Cruzeiro 6 · Sao Paulo 3

Referee Stats

Wilton Sampaio

2 matches · 1.50 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	1.50
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	50%
Draws	0%
Away wins	50%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (23-19).
Possession was balanced (54%-46%).
Cruzeiro had the sharper finishing (9-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Cruzeiro (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-4-2

Goals For / Against

23 / 14

Avg: 1.77 / 1.08

Points

Avg: 1.92

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Sao Paulo (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-2-9

Goals For / Against

10 / 20

Avg: 0.77 / 1.54

Points

Avg: 0.62

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Serie A fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.92

PPG

0.62

1.77

0.77

1.08

1.54

62%

O2.5

38%

69%

BTTS

54%

Score 1st

15%

League-position context

Cruzeiro rank6th

Sao Paulo rank3rd

Cruzeiro points36

Sao Paulo points41

Cruzeiro: #6 · 36 pts · GD -3

10 pts off the top 2. 2 pts above the play-off edge. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Sao Paulo: #3 · 41 pts · GD +4

5 pts off the top 2. 7 pts above the play-off edge. 16 pts clear of the relegation zone.

5-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Cruzeiro last 5 home

W W W D W

Points13/15

Weighted index91

Goals10-4

Record4-1-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Sao Paulo last 5 away

Points0/15

Weighted index0

Goals2-9

Record0-0-5

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Cruzeiro trend breakdown

Over 2.562%

BTTS69%

BTTS + O2.554%

1H Over 0.585%

Also: Over 0.5 92% · Over 1.5 92% · Over 3.5 23% · 1H BTTS 23%

Sao Paulo trend breakdown

Over 2.538%

BTTS54%

BTTS + O2.538%

1H Over 0.577%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 77% · Over 3.5 8% · 1H BTTS 8%

Scoring reliability

Cruzeiro score at home92%

Cruzeiro clean sheet at home31%

Sao Paulo score away62%

Sao Paulo clean sheet away8%

First-goal patterns

Cruzeiro score first54%

Cruzeiro win after scoring first57%

Sao Paulo score first15%

Sao Paulo win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Cruzeiro 67% · Sao Paulo 27%

Avg first goal minute: Cruzeiro 21.9' · Sao Paulo 31.5'

Vs league average

Cruzeiro score at home1.77 vs 1.60

Cruzeiro concede at home1.08 vs 1.10

Sao Paulo score away0.77 vs 1.10

Sao Paulo concede away1.54 vs 1.60

Cruzeiro score 11% above league average, while Sao Paulo score 30% below league average.

Defensive side: Cruzeiro are 2% below league average at home, and Sao Paulo are 4% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS40%

Over 2.520%

At this venue setup: 1.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Cruzeiro goal timing (home)

1H scored: 48% 2H scored: 52% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 5

76-90+ 5

0-15 4

46-60 3

61-75 3

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 3

31-45 3

46-60 3

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

61-75 1

Sao Paulo goal timing (away)

1H scored: 22% 2H scored: 78% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 3

61-75 2

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

31-45 1

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 6

46-60 6

76-90+ 5

16-30 3

61-75 3

0-15 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

54%

46%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

469

389

Passes Accurate

401

319

Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

21'

21' Wendell

24'

24' G. Rojas

44' ⚽

⚽

44' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Kaio Jorge

Normal Goal · Assist: Matheus Pereira

45' ↑↓

↑↓

45' ⇄ L. Romero

1st substitution · For: Zé Lucas

45' ↑↓

↑↓

45' ⇄ Sabino

1st substitution · For: Ferreira

57' ⚽

⚽

57' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

Zé Lucas

Normal Goal

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ G. Rojas

2nd substitution · For: M. Viña

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ Ferreira

2nd substitution · For: Victor Sá

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ Pablo Maia

3rd substitution · For: Pedro Ferreira

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ Marcos Antônio

4th substitution · For: Newton

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ Bruno Rodrigues

3rd substitution · For: K. Arroyo

72'

72' Matheus Pereira

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ D. Bobadilla

5th substitution · For: D. Ferreira

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ Kaio Jorge

4th substitution · For: Matheus Henrique

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ Gerson

5th substitution · For: L. Rodríguez

Cruzeiro vs Sao Paulo 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Cruzeiro beat Sao Paulo 2-0 on Thursday, 08 October 2026 in Serie A. The match was refereed by Wilton Sampaio. It was played at Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto.

First half: Wendell received a yellow card for Sao Paulo at 21'. G. Rojas received a yellow card for Cruzeiro at 24'. Cruzeiro took the lead at 44' when Kaio Jorge scored, with the assist credited to Matheus Pereira, making the score 1-0. Cruzeiro made their 1st substitution at 45', with L. Romero replacing Zé Lucas. Sao Paulo made their 1st substitution at 45', with Sabino replacing Ferreira.

Second half: Cruzeiro extended the lead at 57' when Zé Lucas scored, making the score 2-0. Cruzeiro made their 2nd substitution at 58', with G. Rojas replacing M. Viña. Sao Paulo made their 2nd substitution at 63', with Ferreira replacing Victor Sá. Sao Paulo made their 3rd substitution at 64', with Pablo Maia replacing Pedro Ferreira. Sao Paulo made their 4th substitution at 64', with Marcos Antônio replacing Newton. Cruzeiro made their 3rd substitution at 68', with Bruno Rodrigues replacing K. Arroyo. Matheus Pereira received a yellow card for Cruzeiro at 72'. Sao Paulo made their 5th substitution at 78', with D. Bobadilla replacing D. Ferreira. Cruzeiro made their 4th substitution at 85', with Kaio Jorge replacing Matheus Henrique. Cruzeiro made their 5th substitution at 85', with Gerson replacing L. Rodríguez.

Cruzeiro used 5 substitutions while Sao Paulo used 5 substitutions. Cruzeiro got 2 yellow cards, while Sao Paulo got 1 yellow card.